| Forward Default Key: Up Or W | Moves your player forward. |
| Reverse Default Key: Down Or S | Moves your player in reverse. |
| Turn Left Default Key: Left | Turns your player left. |
| Turn Right Default Key: Right | Turns your player right. |
| Jump Default Key: Z Or Mouse2 | Makes your player jump. |
| Spin Default Key: X | If standing still, this will rev a spindash. If you are moving andon the ground, you will go into a spin. |
| Ring Toss Default Key: RCTRL Or Mouse1 | If in a multiplayer game that permits it, this button throws aring. |
| Ring Toss Normal Default Key: C | If in a multiplayer game that permits it, this button will throw anormal ring, whether you have special weapons or not. |
| Taunt Default Key: V | If in a multiplayer game, this key throws one of four random tauntsat your opponents, providing they exist for your character. Sonic,Tails, and Knuckles do not have taunts. |
| Toss Flag Default Key: ' (Apostrophe) | Press this key to throw a flagyou are carrying (Capture the Flag). |
| Strafe On Default Key: RALT | Hold this down to use the Left and Right keys to strafe. |
| Strafe Left Default Key: A | Makes your player sidestep to the left. |
| Strafe Right Default Key: D | Makes your player sidestep to the right. |
| Look Up Default Key: PageUp | Tilts the camera upward. |
| Look Down Default Key: PageDown | Tilts the camera downward. |
| Center View Default Key: End | Centers the camera view. |
| Mouselook Default Key: --- (No default key assigned) | When held down, use the mouse to move your view. |
| Talk Key Default Key: T | Talk to other players in the game. |
| Team-Talk Key Default Key: Y | Talk to team members in the game. |
| Rankings/Scores Default Key: Tab | View current scores/statistics. |
| Console Default Key: ~ (Tilde) | Brings down the console. For advanced users only. |
| Next Weapon Default Key: E | Changes your weapon to the next one. |
| Previous Weapon Default Key: Q | Changes your weapon to the previous one. |
| Weapon Slot 1 Default Key: 1 | Changes your weapon to slot 1. |
| Weapon Slot 2 Default Key: 2 | Changes your weapon to slot 2. |
| Weapon Slot 3 Default Key: 3 | Changes your weapon to slot 3. |
| Weapon Slot 4 Default Key: 4 | Changes your weapon to slot 4. |
| Weapon Slot 5 Default Key: 5 | Changes your weapon to slot 5. |
| Weapon Slot 6 Default Key: 6 | Changes your weapon to slot 6. |
| Weapon Slot 7 Default Key: 7 | Changes your weapon to slot 7. |
| Rotate Camera L Default Key: ( | Rotates the camera left. |
| Rotate Camera R Default Key: ) | Rotates the camera right. |
| Reset Camera Default Key: R | Resets the camera if it gets stuck. |
| Pause Default Key: Pause/Break | Pauses the game. |
